What is CVE-2018-10883?

CVE-2018-10883 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2018-10883 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10883?

CVE-2018-10883 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10883?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10883. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-10883 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10883 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2018-10883

Medium

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(), a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-30

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2018-10883 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-10883 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K94735334?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10883
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8bc1379b82b8e809eef77a9fedbb75c6c297be19
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e09463f220ca9a1a1ecfda84fcda658f99a1f12a
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10883

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-30

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10883?

CVE-2018-10883 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2018-10883 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10883?

CVE-2018-10883 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10883?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10883. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-10883 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-10883 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →